Protection of Human and Animal Subjects

All manuscripts must include language either describing the steps taken to protect human and/or animal subjects, or a statement acknowledging that human and/or animal subjects were not included in the project. An example of basic language for human subjects protections would be:

The study was performed in compliance with the World Medical Association Declaration of Helsinki on Ethical Principles for Medical Research Involving Human Subjects, and was reviewed by XXX Institutional Review Board.